Pronounced the same, but with a H added onto [name_f]Helena[/name_f].
Which do you prefer and why?
Also what vibes do they each give off?
Thank you 
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I prefer [name_f]Helena[/name_f], it gives me victorian poet/in general vintage vibes.
[name_u]An[/name_u] [name_f]Alina[/name_f], while pretty - looks a bit incomplete to me for some reason? But this gives me preppy private academic vibes, or princess diaries vibes
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]. It’s prettier and hard to misspell.
It depends if pronunciation bothers you. [name_f]Helena[/name_f] can be “Heleena,” “Helayna,” “HeLENa” or “Helen-ah.” As a mother of a child whose name has 3 legitimate pronunciations it’s definitely annoying but ultimately worth it because we do love the name so much. [name_f]Helena[/name_f] is a beautiful name as is [name_f]Alina[/name_f] so you can’t go wrong.
Other names you might like:
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Kalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Halina[/name_f]
[name_f]Olena[/name_f]
[name_f]Alena[/name_f]
With this pronunciation of [name_f]Helena[/name_f], I prefer [name_f]Alina[/name_f]. [name_f]Helena[/name_f] would win no contest if it was HEL-ə-nə.
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[name_f]Alina[/name_f] - light, sweet and bright!!
I like [name_f]Helena[/name_f] but with the ‘len’ or ‘lane’ pronunciation 
[name_f]Alina[/name_f]. I was just thinking about how pretty this name is, I’m watching shadow and bone.Helena is also gorgeous and classic but second favorite 
I prefer [name_f]Helena[/name_f], it makes me think of a lying in a field on starry night looking up at the moon
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
I much would rather [name_f]Alina[/name_f] in this case. I just cannot get my head around pronouncing [name_f]Helena[/name_f] like [name_f]Alina[/name_f] with an “H” at the front, I’m more inclined to read it as (hel-en-uh). If you want the name to read as (hel-ee-nuh) you would be better off changing the spelling to Helina
It’s an honour name for a [name_f]Helena[/name_f] who pronounces it this way
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I prefer [name_f]Alina[/name_f]. Less chance of mispronouncing it.
[name_f]Helena[/name_f], because it has more history. It seems more classic.
I’ve never seen that pronunciation of [name_f]Helena[/name_f] before - so I’d go for [name_f]Alina[/name_f] to avoid mispronunciations! Although as a middle ground between the two I actually prefer [name_f]Elina[/name_f], if it’s an option for you!
I would never pronounce these as the same (minus H). [name_f]Alina[/name_f] to me is Uh-lee-nah, and [name_f]Helena[/name_f] is either He-lay-nah or Helen-uh.
I associate [name_f]Alina[/name_f] with someone creative, strong and independent, while [name_f]Helena[/name_f] also seems strong but also more romantic and feminine. They both give me European vibes!